The Best Bookish TED Talks From 2017

From designing libraries that make kids want to read to talks from some of our most celebrated novelists, like Nnedi Okorafor and Elif Shafak, bookish TED talks were absolutely on-point this year and always eye-opening. Here’s eight of the best.

Conte created Patreon, one of the first digital membership platforms for artists. In this talk that so directly impacts some of our favorite writers, Conte talks about how this new service could change the way artists get paid for their art.

If you love The New Yorker, you’ll love this bookish TED talk from Françoise Mouly, the long-time art director at the magazine. In this talk, she discusses some of the most iconic covers that attempt to capture singular moments in time.

One of my favorite creators, and author of Year of Yes, hits the TED stage to talk about storytelling and why we all feel the intense need to connect through stories, no matter whether in they’re in our hands or on the screen.